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Students lead food drive RVC resident organizes collection for Island Harvest relief organization on Long Island,” Heslin said of Maher, “and is very welcoming and Food insecurity continues to appreciative of volunteers.” be one of the most difficult conAfter they reached out to sequences of the coronavirus Island Harvest, Maher and Hespandemic. Locally, lin connected with volunteers Emily Sacred Hear t as Maher and Kerry well, along with the Heslin have partlocal Trader Joe’s nered with charities, and King Kullen. local businesses and The stores agreed to Sacred Heart Acadedonate around 600 my to spread awarepaper bags, which ness of the problem the pair distributed, and to help people along with fliers, who are dealing around Rockville with it. Centre and Garden Maher, of RockCity, Heslin’s homeville Centre, said she town. Sacred Heart got the idea to get EMILY MAHER sent solicitations to involved with a char- Resident its student body to ity when she was lisgather food for donatening to an episode tion. of the New York Times podcast “As for Sacred Heart, I loved “The Daily,” about a food pantry my time there, and as a part of in Brooklyn. She enlisted the the class of 2020, I thought it was help of Heslin, a friend and fel- so meaningful to be able to do low Sacred Heart graduate and something with some of my old Boston College freshman, while classmates,” Maher said, “espethe two were on winter break, to cially since this past year has help her research local food been so trying in so many ways.” banks and charities. The two The school continued collectconcluded that Island Harvest ing donations this week. Maher would be able to reach many said that she and Heslin left the communities on Long Island. bags and fliers from Trader Joe’s “I think she chose Island Harvest because it’s a huge hungerCONTINUED ON PAGE 4

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DANTE FABUNAN, A nurse at Mercy Medical Center, administered the Covid-19 vaccine to Brian Smith, an EMT and the director of operations for Hunter EMS.

At Mercy, vaccine offers hope EMS and other qualified workers get shots By JILL NOSSA jnossa@liherald.com

Cases of Covid-19 in Rockville Centre continue to rise, but many people are optimistic as vaccinations for the virus continue at Mercy Medical Center. Last week, the hospital began administering the vaccine to Emergency Medical Services workers while also rolling out the second round of inoculations to staff members. Pamela Raimondi, a regis-

tered nurse, gave the first injection in the vaccination clinic on Dec. 16, and has spent her shifts there over the past several weeks. “Everyone that’s been coming is excited to be here and happy to get it,” Raimondi said, “and hoping that it does what it needs to do going forward.” By the morning of Jan. 7, more than 1,000 people had been vaccinated at Mercy, and the hospital began giving the second round of the vaccine on Jan. 4. Separate clinics

were set up for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, and Raimondi said that while the effort is time-consuming, the staff has developed a good system for administering the vaccinations. Patients register and fill out paperwork when they ar rive. After receiving the shot, they wait 20 minutes before leaving to make sure they are OK. Dr. Robert Bramante, the hospital’s director of emerCONTINUED ON PAGE 3

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Mercy expands Covid-19 vaccine rollout gency medicine, said that he and his group were ramping up to help staff the clinics so that physician’s assistants from the emergency department will also be administering the vaccines next week. For the first few weeks, only nurses were giving them. “The biggest thing,” Bramante said, “is getting these doses out, getting people their first shot so they can get in line for their second shot a n d h o p e f u l ly find some form of h o p e fo r t h i s year.” Asked about Covid-19 cases at the hospital, he said, “There’s defKELLY initely an increase.” MULHOLLAND Just that Director of infection morning, he said the metropolitan area, accompanied severprevention, on Jan. 7, he had al of his staff members who were receivheard from the ing the vaccine on Jan. 7. He got the shot Mercy Medical county that the earlier in the week, and said he didn’t feel Center number of ambu- any side effects other than soreness in his lance runs had arm. “It was easy,” Cutrone said, “and I’ll been increasing. “So it’s even more impor- come back four weeks from now for the tant to get EMS in for vaccination at this second round and be done.” point,” Bramante added. “Pandemic calls He also said that the process of regisare up, hospital visits are up for Covid- tering his staff for the vaccine was simple, related symptoms, and that he would hospitalizations be in communicaare creeping up tion with those again — luckily who have been vacnot where we were cinated to monitor yet, and hopefully side effects. we won’t get to “It’s the light at where we were in the end of the tunMarch and April, nel,” Cutrone said. but it’s definitely “As long as we g etting worse start getting the again. The holiday EMS providers, events brought the hospital staff people together, I covered, then it’s think, despite less to worry about instructions on when you come to restrictions. We’re work. It will be seeing the aftergreat once it starts math of that now.” going into the comAnd, he said, munity; that will the hospital could MICHELE KUNZ CHECKED in an EMS workreally slow done see still more cases er at the vaccination clinic at Mercy Medical the progression.” i n t h e c o m i n g Center on Jan. 7. Kelly Mulholweeks related to land, director of holiday g atherinfection prevenings. The virus’s incubation period is 14 tion at Mercy, said that on average, 100 to days, and, Bramante said, infected people 125 people are getting vaccinated at the generally have symptoms for a few days two clinics each day, though she noted that before they feel bad enough to go to a hos- it was slower in the beginning, as they pital. worked the kinks out, with only 30 to 40 “I think once we get past this period people a day. here, especially with the vaccines ramp“I’m very excited to have the vaccine,” ing up and getting more distributed, and Mulholland said. “I think this is a wondernot seeing more holiday gatherings, it ful thing to help us to hopefully remove should help decrease it as well,” he said. our masks, and we want to make sure that “It’s hard. People are tired of not being we can move forward with a healthier with their families, but at the same time I future, and it’s encouraging that we’re think we’re seeing what happens without opening it up to the public as well. It’s important that the health care workers get protection.” Joe Cutrone, vice president of business this first because we do see the sickest peodevelopment for Hunter EMS, which pro- ple — we are at most risk and we are vulvides medical transportation throughout nerable. And unfortunately, there have

e need us strong with this vaccine first so we can keep our patients safe.

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Who’s eligible for the vaccine? As of Tuesday, the following residents meet the state prioritization criteria to receive the vaccine: ■ High-risk hospital staff, affiliates, volunteers and contract staff, including state-operated Office of Mental Health psychiatric centers. ■ Emergency Medical Services personnel. ■ Medical examiners and coroners. ■ Funeral workers who have direct contact with infectious material and bodily fluids. ■ Health care; other high-risk, directcare essential staff and agency staff working in long-term care facilities and long-term, congregate settings overseen by the Office of People with Developmental Disabilities, the Office of Mental Health and the Office of Addiction Services and Supports. ■ Residents living in long-term care facilities and in long-term congregate settings overseen by OPWDD, OMH and OASAS. ■ Federally Qualified Health Center been many health care workers that have succumbed to the illness, and we don’t want that happening any longer. We want to make sure that we’re there to help and protect our patients, and their loved ones as well. We need us strong with this vaccine first so we can keep our patients safe.” The list of those eligible for the vaccine in New York state continues to expand, as do distribution sites outside of hospitals and urgent care facilities. This week another vaccination distribution site

staff. ■ Urgent care providers. ■ Any staff administering Covid-19 vaccinations. ■ All public-facing health care workers, including those who provide direct inperson patient care, or other staff in a position where they have direct contact with patients. ■ Hospice workers and home health aides. ■ Law enforcement with advanced lifesaving certification. ■ Teachers and education workers. ■ Public safety workers. ■ Public transit workers. ■ People 65 and older. For updates on who is eligible for the vaccine under New York state’s guidance or to make an appointment, residents can go to www.nassaucountyny.gov/vaccine. Only those who meet the criteria can make an appointment. The vaccine will be provided free regardless of insurance or immigration status. opened in Nassau County, at the Yes We Can Community Center in Westbury, in addition to one that opened last week at Nassau Community College. As of this week, teachers, public transit workers and those over 65 can also receive the vaccines. “The biggest message for the community at this point is that, as we get down to community vaccination, it is safe and people should go out and get it,” Bramante said. “There’s a lot of fear, and that’s understandable, but this is our chance [to come] out of this.”

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Students give back over winter break CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE and King Kullen and at neighbors’ homes and then collected them over the weekend. They left their home addresses and contact information so people could drop donations of. Island Harvest will pick up the collected food — cur rently stored at Maher’s family home — and help distribute it items where it is needed. The food bank activated its Emergency Response Center last March to provide emergency food assistance to Long Islanders affected by the pandemic. Despite having dealt with crises like the 2008 recession and Hurricane Sandy in 2012’s, Randi Shubin Dresner, Island Harvest’s president and CEO, said the current situation has presented a new challenge. “The Covid-19 crisis has created an unprecedented time, and everyone has needed to adapt accordingly,” she said. “We’ve always risen to those challenges with the singular purpose of making sure that no one on Long Island goes hungry.” Last year the organization assisted

more than 500,000 families in Nassau and Suffolk counties through more than 1,000 community-based food distributions and deliveries to residents. The success of their drive is encouraging, but Maher and Heslin said they know the work must continue. “Warm clothing, cleaning products and hand sanitizer are also great to donate,” Heslin said. “Especially with everyone being home these days and with extra time on their hands, helping others is a great way to spend it.” Maher encourages area residents to do their part by donating food and money, and even hosting their own food drives, virtually or in person. “It is so important that we help each other out now more than ever,” she said, “so I would definitely urge everyone to give what they can.” Island Harvest continues to welcome donations, and urges Long Islanders to call (631) 873-4775 or go to www.islandharvest.org to learn how to host a food drive.

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BOXES AND BAGS of food are being stored at Emily Maher’s Rockville Centre home, waiting to be donated to Island Harvest.

RVC man charged with O’side, Baldwin robberies Courtesy David Conn

VOLUNTEERS LOADED UP vehicles at a recent food distribution at Nassau Coliseum to provide food assistance to county residents struggling with food insecurity.

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A Rockville Centre man was arrested in connection with a series of robberies, including successful and attempted heists of money at a Chase Bank branch in Oceanside. According to the Nassau County Police Department, Brian Quinn, 45, was arrested on Jan. 11 at about 3:50 p.m. Police said Quinn allegedly entered the Chase Bank, at 3285 Long Beach Road in Oceanside, approached a teller and demanded money. The teller recognized him from a robbery that had occurred less than a week before, on Jan. 6. The teller refused to comply, and he left the scene. A short time later, Quinn allegedly entered another Chase Bank, at 915 Atlantic Ave. in Baldwin, and once again approached a teller and demanded money. The teller complied, and he left with an unspecified amount of

cash, according to police. After an investigation by Nassau police, Quinn was arrested in Hempstead at about 3:50 p.m. Police linked Quinn to the following robberies: ■ He allegedly stole a 2008 Honda Civic in Rockville Centre on Dec. 31 and was charged with third-degree grand larceny. ■ He allegedly stole merchandise from a gas station at 2650 Long Beach Road in Oceanside on Jan. 1 and was charged with petit larceny. ■ He allegedly stole money from Chase Bank at Long Beach Road in Oceanside on Jan. 6 and was charged with third-degree robbery. ■ He allegedly stole a 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee in Roosevelt and was charged with fourth-degree grand larceny. Quinn was arraigned in First District Court in Hempstead on Tuesday.

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JOSEPH T. LAWLESS, center, celebrating his 90th birthday in September, surrounded by his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. opened his own successful car dealership, Joseph T. Lawless Auto in Baldwin on Grand Avenue. In 1998, Lawless fully retired and for the next 22 years he lived a long active life as an avid golfer, boater, fisherman, horse racing enthusiast, and ballroom dancer. “His life embodied hard work, commitment and dedication to his to his fam-

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always made sure she was “wellgroomed,” according to Cifarelli, who said his mother still looked put together from her hair to her clothes to her nails. “What really wowed me,” she said, “was his care and devotion to his wife.” “Like every other job he did, he dove in with all his might to give her a life of grace and dignity,” Paul said. After Marie’s passing, Joseph pursued his lifelong dream to travel the world and explore sights and cultures he had only read about. His children said that he touched the lives of more people than he ever realized with his stories of his time with the NYPD and his large and seemingly always growing family. His strong work ethic and loving example as a husband, father, and man of faith, will live on, they said. “Dad left an imprint on the heart of everyone he loved,” Paul said. “The professional success of his children and grandchildren is a direct reflection of his self-motivation.” The Funeral Mass was held at St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre on Friday, Jan. 8. Interment took place at Saint Charles Cemetery in Farmingdale.

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ily,” his daughter Lorraine Cifarelli said. “He lead through example.” In 1952, Joseph and Marie were married, and started their family a year later. The family moved from Brooklyn to East Rockaway for several years before settling in Rockville Centre in 1961. His son, Paul Lawless, said in his eulogy that the move to the village was motivated by his commitment to Catholic education and the proximity of St. Agnes Cathedral and school. He noted, too, that as much as he loved the outdoors, on Sundays, “there was always a stop first to attend morning Mass before a day at the beach.” PART ONE PANELISTS Joseph and Marie bought a second home in Stuart, FL, in 1998, selling their home on Reid Avenue and moving into an apartment in the village instead. According to his children, Lawless was a tireless and loving caregiver to Marie, “the love of his life,” until she died in 2009, after a long illness. When their mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, Cifarelli said, her father became the sole caregiver. For 10 years, he took care of her as the disease progressed, but he didn’t just sit at home – he brought her out into the world, “took her everywhere,” and

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Joseph T. Lawless lived a life defined by a strong work ethic, dedication to his wife and family and a trust in God. The longtime resident of Rockville Centre and father of 10 died on Jan. 2, 2021, at the age of 90. Lawless, who is predeceased by his wife Marie (nee Love), is survived by his children Jo s e p h , Kev i n (Terese), Brian, Stephen (Karen), Marybeth (Hon. William) Croutie r, L o r r a i n e (Joseph) Cifarelli, Hon. Paul (Marianne), Carolann Joseph T. Lawless (Christopher) Dunn, Jennifer (Matthew) Solano and Michael (Jennifer). He is also survived by 27 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, the youngest one born just eight days after his death. Lawless, born and raised in Brooklyn, was a proud member of the New York Police Department for 20 years and retired as a sergeant in 1977. He then

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Coliseum may see concert surge later this year NASSAu coLISEum IS expected to see a spike in concert activity in late 2021 and early 2022, according to a report from the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency.

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Nassau Coliseum may see a surge in the number of concerts that it hosts late this year and early next year, according to a report from the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency. The IDA hired consulting firms Camoin Associates and RMG SportsVentures, which conducted the 13-page report last month to forecast the Coliseum’s economic impact once coronavirus pandemic restrictions lift. The consultants predicted that demand for live music would surge in the fall of 2021, during which Madison Square Garden, the Barclay’s Center and other large music venues are booked with acts that had to reschedule during the pandemic. Such high demand could “create a short-term positive” for the Coliseum by drawing in more acts that could not secure a spot at the larger venues, according to the report. The Coliseum may not see the same success with hockey games, however. The Islanders are expected to start playing games at the Coliseum this month, if the 2020-21 NHL seasons commences. Then, in late 2021, the team will relocate to its new home at the UBS Arena at Belmont Park. The report states, however, that “it is not clear whether there will be in-person attendance, and at what capacity, for games at either location.” The consultants developed the report from a series of interviews conducted in November with executives and officials from the music and sports industries. The report does not take into account other events that the Coliseum offers, such as LI Nets basketball games and family entertainment shows. All of the consultants’ findings depend on the venue’s ability to meet certain Covid-19 guidelines, such as proper ventilation, vaccination availability, and rapid testing of employees and talent. The report also states that the Coliseum is “a secondtier venue” and may have a slower economic recovery

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than the larger venues like MSG and the Barclay’s Center. Once the pandemic ends, the consultants predict, it may take another four to six months before the Coliseum is back to normal. Before the coronavirus pandemic, the Coliseum generated about $4 million in annual revenue to the county. In August, the Coliseum’s former tenant, Onexim Sports and Entertainment, defaulted on payments and handed control of the arena and the Nassau Hub development to its lender, the U.S. Immigration Fund, which is running the Coliseum under the name Nassau Live. The deal reached between the two parties recovers $2.2 million in overdue rent owed to Nassau County by Onexim, which temporarily shuttered the Coliseum two

months before because of the toll the venue took from coronavirus restrictions. USIF is based out of Jupiter, Fla., and run by Nick Mastroianni II. Although not directly tied to the U.S. government, USIF created a $100 million loan for the Coliseum renovation, soliciting 200 Chinese investors through a federal program that grants visas for job-creating projects. Bruce Ratner, owner of Forest City Ratner, sold the Coliseum lease to Onexim in 2015 and developed the financing program. Mastroianni then secured the loan under another company called Nassau Coliseum Funding 100.

Staying home for college amid the pandemic By NIcoLE ALcINdoR nalcindor@liherald.com

When college doors reopened in the fall and fears of spreading the virus were widespread, many Long Island colleges adopted a hybrid model of in-person and online classes and extracurricular activities— which changed the academic and physical dynamic of the college experience for many. With new social-distancing guidelines also being applied colleges, Long Islanders attending university from home or those living in college dorms experienced many social, emotional and psychological changes and challenges. With only a few weeks before the spring semester begins, and with the second wave of the pandemic in full effect, many college-aged Long Islanders are faced with the decision to return to their dorms for school or transfer to local schools. Herald Inside LI hosted a free live Zoom webinar, sponsored by Molloy College, last Thursday to discuss many of the questions that college-aged students and their parents have about staying local for college. During the webinar, representatives from Molloy College, Adelphi University, Nassau Community College and the New

York Institute of Technology provided insight about how their schools have become more flexible because of the pandemic, including their recent decision to accept students on rolling admissions to accommodate those making last-minute decisions to stay local for the spring semester. “We went test-optional by eliminating the requirement of applicants having SAT and ACT scores for admissions, and now we are only looking at academic scores,” said Marguerite Lane, assistant vice president of enrollment management at Molloy College. “They can send ACT or SAT scores if they want, but Molloy College won’t use students’ scores for their disadvantage, but only to their advantage, because many students might not have been able to test more than once or take a review course because of the pandemic.” Molloy College will start the spring semester Jan. 20, and students still interested in applying have up to two weeks into the beginning of the semester to apply. “Most of our students had a good experience in the fall semester at home doing school, and I know they are continuing with that in this upcoming spring semester because our admission numbers for the spring are where we expected,” Lane

said. “People have been resilient, and college students, particularly new ones, have adapted well to the hybrid model for events and classes, but we hope to return to a normal college experience in the new year.” Nassau Community College went 90 percent online for the fall semester, and it will continue that way in the spring. For the community college, SAT and ACT scores have always been optional. For the spring semester, NCC has adopted a late start semester to allow students to apply later than usual and start later than usual. “Even though we have seen an uptick of 22 percent more students taking winter classes, we are under the normal enrollment for spring semester,” said Dave Follick, dean of admissions at Nassau Community College. “We are doing more initiatives to get more people to enroll, but we think a lot of people are not returning because they did not like online school.” In the new year, Nassau Community College will offer in-person sports options and mostly virtual clubs and extracurricular activities. For Adelphi University, the vice president of enrollment management and university communications, Kristen Capezza, said enrollment has been the same for spring semester; however, she said she

has noticed a shift in students who are participating in clubs, with more students than ever joining virtual clubs. “People can still remain connected if they want to, and we offer dorms, as well as virtual tours where students interested in applying can provide commentary and receive feedback while getting an online tour,” she said. “This past semester, we also saw students who had stellar grades, and then because of the pandemic, we saw a fall in their grade point average. We know that the pandemic affected them, so we just asked those students to share what happened, and we are doing our best to be understanding.” In the same way, Karen Vahey, the dean of admissions and financial aid enrollment management at New York Institute of Technology, said students at her college have been more involved in virtual events. “Even though I worry about students getting bored with virtual events, [many] more students are getting involved in virtual activities than they ever did before with in-person campus activities,” Vahey said. “We pushed back our deadlines for enrollment and waved the standardized testing to get in. We just want to get these students over the finish line, despite the pandemic.”

S t at e S e n . To d d K a m i n s k y announced that he was reappointed as Chair of the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee for the 2021-2022 Legislative Session by Majority Leader Andrea-Stewart Cousins. Kaminsky chaired the Committee in the 2019-2020 Legislative Session. “I am grateful that Leader Stewart-Cousins reappointed me to chair the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee, and a m e xc i t e d t o f u r t h e r fo s t e r New York’s continued leaderTODD ship in tackling threats to our KAMINSKY communities State Senator and the planet at-large,” Kaminsky said. “I look forward to the continued opportunity to protect Long Island’s natural resources and fight climate change — for our generation and those to come.” The Senate Environmental Conservation Committee has broad jurisdiction over a wide range of policy issues concerning the environment — from protecting wildlife to fostering sustainable solutions to tackling climate change. In addition to its fiscal and legislative duties, the Committee is also responsible for conducting oversight of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, among other state agencies. Kaminsky has been a leader on protecting the environment, and authored

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New York’s nation-leading climate change law — the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act — to transition the state to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. He also passed legislation to ban offshore drilling, ensure illegal dumpers are held accountable and prohibit plastic bags, in addition to securing record investments in clean water on Long Island and environmental projects for New Yorkers.

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Kaminsky renamed committee chair

STATE SEN. TODD Kaminsky supported Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s fight to scrap plans to build a liquefied naturalgas terminal off Sandy Hook, N.J. and Long Beach.

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Nassau lawmakers react to Capitol violence By Laura Lane, andrew Garcia and Scott Brinton llane@liherald.com, agarcia@liherald.com, sbrinton@liherald.com

“For those asking, my staff and I are safe,” tweeted Congresswoman Kathleen Rice at 4:03 p.m. Wednesday, as she and others barricaded themselves within the chambers of the U.S. Capitol against a mob of insurrectionists. Lawmakers were scheduled to spend the day debating the certification of Electoral College results in the presidential election — a usually uneventful day in Congress. It was interrupted, however, by thousands of supporters of Presi d e n t D o n a l d T r u m p who stormed the Capitol, overrunning police barricades, scaling walls and invading the structure. Sometime between 3 and 4 p.m., Congress members were instructed to retrieve gas masks from under their chairs. “Tear gas had been used in the Rotunda,” said U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, of Glen Cove, during a Kathleen rice call to the press from an undisclosed area. His voice was measured and calm when sharing his experience. “The chaplain of the Congress said a prayer. The doors in the chamber were locked, but then people began banging on them.” The rioters had forced security to barricade the doors to the House chamber with furniture, their weapons drawn, prepared to fire. Republican and DemoGregory meeks cratic lawmakers huddled together, said Suozzi, a former Nassau County executive. One insurrectionist broke through the glass on the main door, which the president enters through for the State of the Union. “The glass is broken, but I don’t know if it was shots or banging,” Suozzi said. “I did hear a ‘pop, pop, pop.’” “My staff and I are safe and andrew Garbarino currently in lockdown,” U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said in a statement during the melee. “The storming of the U.S. Capitol is a stain on American democracy. Make no mistake—this disgraceful violence will not stop the inauguration of Joe Biden on Jan. 20.” Lawmakers in both houses of Congress later reconvened after a 6 p.m. curfew, during which time police escorted the insurrectionists out of the Capitol. The Congress members voted to certify the Electoral College results that declared former Vice President Joseph Biden as the president-elect. Several representatives and senators have placed the blame of the attempted insurrection squarely on Trump, who for weeks had sown discord and spread lies about false instances of fraud in the November election. Protesters in and outside of the Capitol were clad with Trump merchandise. “The president incited a domestic terror attack on the Capitol,” Rice, who represents the 4th Congressional District, wrote on Twitter. “He is an imminent threat to our democracy, and he needs to be removed from office immediately. The cabinet must invoke the 25th Amendment.” Rice later re-tweeted a video from U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a Republican from Illinois, who joined the call for Trump’s removal. Invoking the 25th Amendment would require the support of Vice President Mike Pence and a majority of the president’s cabinet. Pence would then assume the role as president if Trump were found

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u.S. rep. tom Suozzi, a former Nassau County executive, was in the House of Representatives chamber when violence broke out at the Capitol last Wednesday. He is shown here in the early morning hours on Thursday, after lawmakers voted to certify the election of Joe Biden as president of the United States. unfit for office. Last Thursday, Rice again tweeted, questioning where Chad Wolf, the head of Homeland Security, was during the protests. “Absolutely unacceptable for him and the entirety of [the Department of Homeland Security] to be completely absent during this domestic terror attack,” she wrote. Local reaction to last Wednesday’s events was swift. “For hundreds of years, the peaceful transition of power has been a foundation of our country,” Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said. “It doesn’t matter who you voted for — violence like what we are seeing in Washington today should never be accepted in a free society. This is not about politics. This is about safety, freedom and decency. I am lending my voice in support of law enforcement who are keeping everyone safe.” U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks, who represents the 5th Congressional District on the southwest Queen-Nassau bor-

der, spoke to the history of the moment on Twitter. “The world is watching as the greatest democracy braces against an attempted coup.” Referring to President Trump, he continued, the day’s events were “stirred by its leader who’d rather watch the country burn than transition power. “Our ability to advocate for democracy around the world,” Meeks said, “will be significantly hurt after this tragic day in America.” Andrew Garbarino, the newly elected representative from the South Shore’s 2nd District, had only been in Congress four days when the Trump protesters stormed the Capitol. At a little before 4 p.m., he tweeted, “It doesn’t matter which side you support — violence is never the answer. This must stop now.” He added, “Thank you to the law enforcement at the Capitol for working diligently to keep everyone safe.”

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TRUSTEE EMILIO GRILLO and his wife, Christine, brought their Christmas tree to the recycling event.

Rockville Centre holds first Mulchfest By JILL NOSSA jnossa@liherald.com

On Saturday, village residents had an opportunity to dispose of their Christmas trees in an environmentally friendly way, as the the Village of Rockville Centre held its first Mulchfest on Jan. 9. The event was organized by the RVC Conservancy and took place at Hempstead Lake State Park. The program was spearheaded by RVC Conservancy members Matt Cliszis, Marybeth Croutier, Kevin Breen, and Scott Gegerson. Cliszis said the idea was born while attending a Board of Trustees meeting in January 2020 when a resident requested it. “As a member of the Conservancy, I thought it would be a great idea,” Cliszis said. “I, too, hated seeing all of those trees going in the trash, knowing there as so many benefits to mulching.” The members of the RVC Conservancy partnered with New York State Parks and Bill Brown, superintendent of Hempstead Lake Park, who supplied the mulching equipment and the two staff members who were on duty to feed the mulcher. Mayor Francis X. Murray and Trustee Emilio Grillo stopped by the tree recycling program to thank the RVC Conservancy for spearheading the program. Those who partook in the event got to either take the mulch home or donate to the park that was used on some of the trails in the northern section of the park. A total of 43 trees were collected and mulched on Saturday morning, and Cliszis said the event is one they will definitely aim to hold again next year. “We really want to educate people about the benefits of mulching,” he said. “It protects plants, provides nutrients to the soil and can curtail weed growth.”

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A PARTICIPANT DRAGS his tree to the mulcher. RESIDENTS WERE ABLE to take their bags of mulch home to feed their own gardens.

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FAMILIES SAID A final good-bye to their Christmas trees.

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EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

COMMUNITY UPDATE Thursday, Jan. 14

Wednesday, Jan. 20

Chef Rob: Braised Pot Roast

Current Events discussion

Chef Rob demonstrates how to make a winter braised pot roast with herbs and vegtables, through the Rockville Centre Library, 10 a.m. The recipe, shopping list and link will be provided upon registration.

Stay up-to-date with current affairs and discuss what’s on your mind with facilitator Richard Skolnik, through the Rockville Centre Public Library. The discussion will take place over Zoom and registration is required. The link will be emailed one hour prior to the 10:30 a.m. start time.

Current Affairs Professor James Coll lectures on Understanding the Election 2020, followed by a Q & A, 1 p.m. Register for the Zoom program through the Rockville Centre Public Library.

Mother’s Center Circle Connect with other moms through the Rockville Centre Library’s Mother’s Center Circle live on Zoom. Registration required. Call (516) 857-9331 with any questions.

Meet the Presidents The Meet the Presidents gallery, presented by a New York Historical Society docent through the Rockville Centre Public Library, traces the evolotuion of the presidency through artwork and objects. Register through the Rockville Centre Library. At 7 p.m. on Zoom.

PTA meetings The Hewitt Elementary PTA will hold a virtual meeting at 7 p.m. The Riverside and Watson school PTAs will hold meetings at 7:30 p.m.

Board of Ed meeting The Rockville Centre Board of Education will hold a regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the South Side High School auditorium.

Village Board meeting The Village of Rockville Centre will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. over Zoom. Visit rvcny.gov for the link.

Friday, Jan. 15 New York on Film Film historian and lecturer Max Alvarez takes a look at movies that feature New York City. At 2 p.m. via Zoom. Visit the Rockville Centre Public Library’s website to register.

Saturday, Jan. 16

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A cut above Salon Sans Egal at 223 Merrick Rd. in Oceanside celebrated its grand opening on Jan. 6. Participating were, from left, colorist Jennifer Lehnert, front desk manager Nick Calvagno, owner Jigar Jamindar with his dog, Gizmo, and General Manager and Creative Director Anthony Cole. in new activities and hands-on projects to bring the world of the aast into the present. Cost is $100/child. Drop-off only. Visit cstl.org to register.

Sunday, Jan. 17 Youth Hangout Children in sixth to 12th grade can attend the Youth Hangout at The Experience Vineyard Church in Rockville Centre at 1:20 p.m. Pizza will be served. Visit theexperiencervc.com for more information.

Tuesday, Jan. 19 Yoga with Joe Certified yoga instructor Joe Cilmi leads the class designed to accommodate the needs of people who may have difficulty with more traditional approaches. Registration required. At the Rockville Centre Library, 12:15 p.m.

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Discovering Dinos! Children ages 8 to 12 can delve into the world of paleontology at the Center for Science Teaching and Learning, 1450 Tanglewood Rd. in Rockville Centre at 10 a.m. Children will participate

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from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Volunteer at MLKDay.gov or visit molloy.edu to RSVP to the program.

Monday, Jan. 18 MLK Day of Service Molloy College will hold a virtual day of inspiration and community service,

Children ages 3 to 6 can make a simple Salt Painted Snowflake craft through the Rockville Centre Library. Materials and online instructions will be provided by the library. Registration required to receive a kit. Call (516)

766-6257, ext. 6, to register or to schedule curbside pickup in the parking lot.

Book Discussion The Rockville Centre Library hosts a book discussion about The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi, who will visit the library at 7:30 p.m. The discussion will take place over Zoom at 7 p.m. Register through the library to get the link.

Geek TV Join moderator Michael Matuszewski and library staff member Rob Siegel in a discussion about what everyone is currently watching on television, through the Rockville Centre Public Library. The discussion will take place over Zoom and registration is required. The link will be emailed one hour prior to the 7:30 p.m. start time.

HAVING AN EVENT? Items on the Community Update pages are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to rvceditor@liherald.com

Schools and the library will be closed on Jan. 18 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The village’s e-cycling program has been rescheduled until Saturday, Feb. 6. Sandel TV airs daily at 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Channel 18 (Optimum) and Channel 37 (Fios) No sanitation will be collected by the Village of RVC on Monday, Jan. 18. Assemblywoman Judy Griffin is hosting a series of Coffee Chats; call (516) 561-8216 for details.

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Graffiti ■ On Dec. 29, 2020, at 3:20 p.m., graffiti was found on a building near North Oceanside Road.

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New Year’s resolutions are typically repetitive. You’re going to lose those extra pounds, exercise more, save money, organize your stuff and get to the tasks you’ve been putting off. Hmm, what else is new? Weren’t you going to do that last year and the year before? Well, maybe the problem is you. You’re just weak-willed. You lack the fortitude and character to stick with your resolutions. May as well give up believing you can change, right? Wrong. Since our world has turned upside down, it’s more important than ever that we do our own personal restorative work. But how? Last year, I shared with you some of my ideas. This year, I’ve asked an esteemed colleague what he thinks. Dr. Frank Farley, (who is a professor of psychological studies in education at Temple Universiinda ty and former president of the American Psychological Association) has given me permission to share with you his ideas on how to keep your New Year’s resolutions. Savor his words of wisdom. “The ending of one year and the beginning of another is a reasonable point at which to take stock of one’s life, evaluate the good, the bad, and the ugly, and make some decisions about one’s life and one’s future. Business, government, politics and sports do it, reviewing/assessing the year just ended, and projecting forward. Why not try it concerning one’s own life – which is certainly more important than those entities. As Charles Darwin argued, the species that survive are those most responsive to change. In the spirit of the hopeful dawning of the Post-Pandemic Era, I list here my Resolve Model for anyone who might try personal resolve and commitments in helping alter aspects of their life in a new era (... as I plan to do!).”

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE Community Development Block Grant Program 2021-2022 47th Program Year Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held at the Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, February 1, 2021 at 7:00PM via video conferencing. Due to public health and safety concerns related to COVID-19, and pursuant to Governor’s Executive Orders, including, without limitation Orders 202.1, and subsequent Executive Orders, the Board of Trustees will not be meeting in-person until further notice. For details about accessing the Hearing, and to be heard with respect to comments, please review the Village website at www.rvcny.gov or call the Village at 516-678-9212.The Hearing will be held to explain Community Development Block Grant Program Guidelines for activities associated with the 47th Program Year. Past activities will be reviewed and an opportunity for proposals from the public will be offered. The U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development and the Code of Federal Regulations require that Community Development funds primarily benefit low and moderate income persons in Rockville Centre and assist in the prevention and/or elimination of blight. To accomplish this, a wide range of activities are available such as Acquisition of real property, Disposition of property, Improvement of Public Facilities, Public Services, Interim Assistance – alleviation of emergency or harmful conditions in public or private property, Rehabilitation, Relocation, Code Enforcement, Special Economic Development relating to physical or economic distress, Historic Preservation Planning and Administration. Not Eligible–General improvement of government buildings as defined in CFR 570.3(d), schools, stadiums, cultural and art centers, purchase of equipment or

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Rita Baum Holder, 62-year resident of more than 20 years, and later, a volunRockville Centre, wife of the late Law- teer cataloguing fossilized sea life at the American Museum of Naturence J. Holder, beloved ral History in New York mother of Donald and DougCity. Equally passionate las Holder, grandmother to about the arts—theatre, litJoshua and Sarah Holder, erature, opera, and film— and mother-in-law to Evan she instilled this sensibility Yionoulis and Dianne Robin her sons, and was an itaille, passed away on Dec. active member of the RVC 30, 2020, due to complicaGuild for the Arts, receiving tions from cancer. Holder several awards for her conwas bor n in the Bronx, tributions. She was a devotattended James Monroe ed wife, friend, teacher and High School, Brooklyn Colg r a n d m o t h e r. R i t a a n d lege and received her masRita Holder her indomitable spirit will ter’s degree in education be missed by all who knew from New York University. She was a high school biology teacher in and loved her. May her memory be a the New York City school system for blessing.

furnishings, operating and maintenance expenses, government expenses or political activities associated with these facilities. All interested persons will have the opportunity to be heard at the public hearing and my submit their program or funding requests to the Village of Rockville Centre Community Development Agency, One College Place, P.O. Box 950, Rockville Centre NY 11571. The Village complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Disabled persons with special needs should contact the Village Clerk’s office at 516-678-9212 at least three business days prior to the hearing, so that reasonable efforts may be made to accommodate such needs. Dated: January 5, 2021 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE 124375

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All prospective contractors should be available for a mandatory site tour early during the week of January 25, 2021. Please contact Gwynne Feiner, via email only, at gfeiner@rvcny.us to confirm time, date, and your attendance. All questions should be directed to the Purchasing Department. Please contact Debbie Advocate via email only, at d a d v o c a t e @ r v c n y. u s. Questions must be submitted no later than January 28, 2021. Award of Contract will be made in accordance with applicable provisions of the law. The Village reserves the right to split awards between multiple bidders or reject all bids, or make such determination as in the best interests of the Village, as provided by law. Purchasing Department 516-678-9295 124373

LEGAL NOTICE Public Notice to Bidders Sealed Bids will be received by the Village of Rockville Centre Purchasing Department for the matter stated below. Bids must be received at the Rockville Centre Police Department, 34 Maple Ave., Rockville Centre, New York 11570 until 11:00 am prevailing time on February 11, 2021. Bids will be opened that day and read aloud in the Village Court Room. In accordance with Executive Order of the Governor of New York, the bid opening will be recorded, and the recording will be available on the Village website on February 12, 2021. The contract will be awarded as soon thereafter as practicable for: S u p p l y Overhead/Underground Electric Cable & Wires for the Village of Rockville Centre Electric Department Bid No. 2101E2(1009) The contract documents, specifications and plans can be examined on the Village’s website at www.rvcny.gov. Follow the link to the Purchasing Department. All questions should be directed to the Purchasing Department. Please contact Debbie Advocate, via email only, at d a d v o c a t e @ r v c n y. u s. Questions must be

submitted no later than February 2, 2021. Award of Contract will be made in accordance with applicable provisions of the law. The Village reserves the right to split awards between multiple bidders or reject all bids, or make such determination as in the best interests of the Village, as provided by law. Purchasing Department 516-678-9295 124371

LEGAL NOTICE Public Notice to Bidders Sealed Bids will be received by the Village of Rockville Centre Purchasing Department for the matter stated below. Bids must be received at the Rockville Centre Police Department, 34 Maple Ave., Rockville Centre, New York 11570 until 11:00 am prevailing time on February 4, 2021. Bids will be opened that day and read aloud in the Village Court Room. In accordance with Executive Order of the Governor of New York, the bid opening will be recorded, and the recording will be available on the Village website on February 5, 2021. The contract will be awarded as soon thereafter as practicable for: Supply Distribution Transformers for the Village of Rockville Centre Electric Department Bid No. 2101E3(1010) The contract documents, specifications and plans can be examined on the Village’s website at www.rvcny.gov. Follow the link to the Purchasing Department. All questions should be directed to the Purchasing Department. Please contact Debbie Advocate, via email only, at d a d v o c a t e @ r v c n y. u s. Questions must be submitted no later than January 26, 2021. Award of Contract will be made in accordance with applicable provisions of the law. The Village reserves the right to split awards between multiple bidders or reject all bids, or make such determination as in the best interests of the Village, as provided by law. Purchasing Department 516-678-9295 124372

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Q. I’m so confused. I keep seeing programs on TV where it looks much simpler and the cost is so much lower than I’m getting estimates for. I also notice that there are no building inspectors, architects or permits. Why is this? Are we living in a police state? What is the real situation? I need to save time and money.

A. I’ve noticed, over the years, the difference between the generation that trusted architects and engineers to advise them and the Information Age clients, who get their answers from TV shows and cellphones, even if the media information is staged, exaggerated and inaccurate. It really all comes down to money, and it always has. Unless cononte eeper sumers understands that they know only a tiny amount of the full equation, they feel emboldened by the misinformation being fed by inexperienced or uneducated people offering opinions without substance. You need to realize that the shows you see on TV are paid for and starred in by people who aren’t licensed professionals, and even when they’re pouring their heart into how nice-looking they can make the home or how much they can get for their investment, they’re often creating issues that would not pass in your state or climate region. What I experience, weekly, are people who are given wrong advice by non-professionals who have generally never experienced having to put their name on the project, legally, and haven’t had to accept responsibility, either personally or professionally, for the unknowing problems they create. In just a single week, I encountered multiple problems with people making bad decisions. Many media shows are made in places where there is minimal regulation. States where some shows are filmed require no professional input. Many shows never include anything official in the form of licensed professionals, building officials, regulations, permits or even the mention of permits. While permits don’t make buildings stand up, shows mislead people into thinking of how easy or fast a project can get built. Thus, the reality upsets people who, in some cases, refuse to accept the truth. People feel empowered to defy the law. During only one day, a contractor decided to ignore the hours when construction work could be done, another told the client he could change the structure, and another tried to defy the zoning requirements by changing the height. The next day, a potential client showed me their foundation-less deck, intending for it to be documented for a permit so they could sell. They weren’t expecting to be told they would need to invest in foundation piers under each post, which the law requires. Then there are the contractor and plumber who were willing to do the work and take the money, during the pandemic, just not to cooperate with filing for the permit when the building department reopened. Hollywood is based on myth and illusion. Reality actually saves time and money, if you get caught or things have to be done over again.

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spent last Wednesday afternoon scurrying up and down the stairs at home, rushing between my desk upstairs and the TV downstairs. I flipped between CNN, MSNBC and Fox, my pulse, as measured by my watch, racing faster as the afternoon went on. I was reporting on the insurrection at the Capitol for liherald.com, shooting emails to editors and reporters, talking with them on the phone and typing as fast as my fingers could move. By 4:30, we had published a story in which U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi SCOTT recounted the horrifying details of BRINTON the Capitol takeover by a violent mob. He had escaped unscathed, but he was clearly shaken. The afternoon was the ignominious end to the Trump presidency, a final, inglorious melee that concluded with five people, including one Capitol Police officer, dead. President Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Rudy Giuliani and Rep. Mo Brooks spoke at a rally that preceded the Capitol takeover, stoking anger. And so, only days before Trump will leave office, he is, it appears, once again under investigation. Karl Racine, the attorney general for Washington, D.C., told ABC News Friday that his office would examine the president’s

alleged role in inciting the violence. “Clearly, the Capitol was ground central in the mob’s behavior,” Racine told “Good Morning America.” “Donald Trump Jr., Rudy Giuliani, even the president were calling on supporters and hate groups to go to the Capitol, and in Rudy’s words, ‘exercise combat justice.’ We’re going to investigate not only the mob, but those who incited the violence.” It was all unfathomably shocking, but unsurprising, given the angry messaging that Trump had telegraphed ever since he ran for president in 2015. Since Wednesday, officials and pundits, both Democrats and Republicans, have spoken out, calling the president a clear and present danger to the American people. Trump is, and has been, a destabilizing force, continually acting to divide rather than unify, they correctly noted. What we often lose amid Trump’s rapidfire tweets and fire-and-brimstone rally speeches, though, is the direct effect of his policies on the American people, in particular his dismantling of many environmental regulations enacted over decades to protect our health and our world. Before the insurrection, I had intended to write this week on all that President-elect Joe Biden must do to clean up Trump’s disastrous environmental policies, beginning with rejoining the Paris Agreement to limit greenhouse gas emissions, which the

U.S. adopted in December 2015, President Obama signed in August 2016 — and Trump withdrew from in June 2017. The accord was signed by 196 nations before the U.S. pulled out. To date, the U.S. has been the only country to withdraw. It might seem incongruous to write about Trump’s environmental policy on a week when insurrectionists, egged on by the president, stormed the Capitol. It might, but it’s not. Both are directly related to the well-being of the American people. The invasion of the Capitol desecrated one of our most sacred government institutions and posed a direct threat to our democracy. Loosening environmental regulations while defiling our sacred lands — our national forests and parks — poses a direct threat to the planet. Humans — and all life forms, for that matter — require clean air and water. That was of little consequence to the Trump administration, however. According to the World Resources Institute, a Washingtonbased environmental think tank, Trump, nearly from the start of his presidency, targeted the Obama-era Clean Power Plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. Under Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency repealed the plan — which, according to an EPA internal analysis, could result in 1,400 premature deaths because of air pollution and $30 billion in

an. 6 was an ignominious end to the Trump presidency.

health damages, with the worst effects in the industrial Midwest. Imagine that: The federal agency vested with protecting our environment and our health actually rolled back a policy that would help protect our planet and save lives. Let that sink in. That was Trump’s macro approach to our environment — a wholesale reduction in sound standards — but he also took a micro approach. He blocked a U.S. Department of Energy policy, established under the Bush administration in 2007, to phase out energy-inefficient light bulbs. The rollback, according to WRI, is expected to cost the average American household an extra $100 a year, and in the aggregate, families and businesses will spend an additional $12 billion a year. Imagine that: The federal agency charged with improving energy efficiency actually rolled back a policy aimed at doing just that. Why? The only answer is greed. Such rollbacks, of which there were dozens more under Trump, benefited not the American people, but the president’s corporate cronies. Yes, we must pay very close attention to the dangers before us in the here and now, but we also must address the slow-burning fires that Trump quietly set while distracting us with his Twitter tirades. Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@liherald.com.

When it comes to Trump, newspapers go BIG

have seen my share of heart-stopping headlines. In The New York Times, I read “MEN WALK ON MOON,” “NIXON RESIGNS,” “U.S. ATTACKED” and the one-word, stand-alone headline from Nov. 5, 2008: “OBAMA.” These bold, 96-point headlines are saved for momentous, ground-shifting news. One editor famously said that if a headline writer wanted to go bigger than 96 point, it better read, “THE SECOND COMING.” Last week, the day after armed RANDI Trump supporters KREISS stormed and invaded the Capitol building, the Times blasted, “TRUMP INCITES MOB.” The San Francisco Chronicle went with one word, “INSURRECTION,” and The Guardian, in England, wrote, “ANARCHY IN THE USA.” Even though I saw the mob storming the Capitol in real time on television, I still could not fully absorb the impact of what was happening. Trump followers were incited by the president of the United States to loot and damage the Capitol building because inside, a fully legitimate election

was about to be formally signed and sealed. The raging violence of the mob was shocking, even though, in hindsight, it was inevitable. The president has been stoking this fire for years. But “anarchy” in the USA? Photos flashing around the world of crazed vandals desecrating our cherished monuments, breaking through windows to ransack the speaker’s desk? It looked like a Halloween melee gone berserk, complete with weird hats and freaky masks. One man wore a T-shirt that read “Camp Auschwitz.” They were clownish and rabid, rather than organized in any way. They got lucky, because law enforcement agencies weren’t organized, either, and so the mob raged for way too long, before the cavalry arrived. These people are Trump’s posse. He owns them; he owns the events of Jan. 6. And I sure hope we do more as a society than take away his freaking Twitter account. No one knows what will happen in the coming days, but in order to set the country right, every one of the thugs in the Capitol building that day, and every single one of the enablers and inciters, up to and including Trump himself, have to be held accountable for their parts in the riot. Otherwise, what has been undone,

what the mob did to destabilize our government, can never be reconciled. It won’t do to wipe off the fingerprints and pick up the broken pieces. How can we feel good about ourselves as a country until the violators are brought to justice? We Americans have always known our story. It is part of our national narrative. It goes like this: We are winners. We are optimists. We have a can-do attitude that allows us to face down our enemies and conquer any challenge that life presents. We invent things, fix things and help others. We are smart as hell, and we don’t come in second. Slowly, that narrative has unraveled. It didn’t happen last week when the Trumpers stormed the Capitol; it has been happening since Trump took office. Our pride and position have been diminished, and our reputation has been sullied. Serendipity played a part as well, with a worldwide pandemic landing on our doorstep, crushing us into small, isolated spaces. So, the new narrative is: In a creepy confluence of circumstances, a charismatic but fatally flawed leader rose to power in America at the same time that millions of people

nd I sure hope we do more than take away his Twitter account.

were drifting, feeling disenfranchised as the rich got richer and more powerful. A match was struck in the weeds of this discontent, and the conflagration began. It is still consuming our nation. Witness the events of Jan. 6. We have become reactive rather than proactive. Our leaders have had a failure of imagination. Rather than foreseeing and avoiding problems, we’re in the business of doing patches and fixes and cleanups. Wasn’t anyone reading Trump’s tweets when he was urging followers to come to Washington? Couldn’t anyone in the National Guard or the Capitol Police possibly have foreseen the danger ahead? We begin to reclaim our dignity by finding and arresting the people who ran amok last week. We begin by giving our new president and his people a chance to do the right things. People can disagree. They can raise their voices loud and long and vote their hearts and minds, but they cannot break windows in the people’s house or plant pipe bombs around the capital of the United States. Something has permanently shifted in our collective consciousness. Something unthinkable is possible that was not possible before: TRUMP INCITES MOB. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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n Monday, New York entered Phase 1b of the state’s Covid-19 vaccination program, meaning first responders, public safety and transit workers and anyone 75 or older can now get the vaccine. Phase 1a started in mid-December, with vaccinations first offered to health care workers and longterm care facility residents. By all measures, the vaccines are safe and effective. If you can sign up, you should seriously consider doing so. Getting the vaccine is a personal decision. No one can be forced to receive it. If we want to beat this virus, however, the vaccine is the way to do it. In Nassau County, we clearly need more vaccination sites, working around the clock, to get this job done. Social distancing and mask wearing are critical, but these measures were never intended to defeat the virus, only to slow

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its progression until a vaccine could be developed and administered. Even after we have reached “herd immunity,” when 60 to 70 percent of the population has been vaccinated, we will likely have to continue preventive measures for some time to ensure that we are doing all we can to eradicate this viral invader. Last week, Nassau’s Covid-19 test positivity rate hovered around 5 percent — among the lowest in the country. Only three states — Alaska, Hawaii and Vermont — and the District of Columbia reported positivity rates below that. We must continue working to drive the rate down, remembering that it was less than 1 percent just over three months ago. New York state’s positivity rate last week was 7.9 percent, which was good compared with many other states — only 12 had lower rates. Still, it wasn’t good to see New York’s rate rising. Only a month ago,

It’s high time truth prevails once again

oseph Goebbels, Nazi Germany’s short, mercurial, ruthless propaganda minister, was known to many as the “poison dwarf.” By all accounts, he was insanely obsessive and manipulative, practicing the dark art of disinformation distribution like no one else. “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it,” Goebbels was quoted as saying, according to the Holocaust Research Project. We have been told any number of big lies — again and again — in recent years. The biggest, undoubtedly, was the one perpetuated by President Trump that he won November’s election. He did not. Joe Biden won — by a lot — as affirmed by our

courts, our state legislatures and now Congress. Last week, however, that lie cost five people their lives, after Trump riled up an angry mob of insurrectionists with fiery rhetoric and they stormed the Capitol, smashing through doors, stealing government property and pushing, shoving and striking members of the understaffed and overwhelmed Capitol Police force. During and after the melee, conservative news pundits and Republican lawmakers baselessly — and falsely — claimed that members of the left-wing, anti-fascist group Antifa were responsible for the riotous behavior of the loosely affiliated mass of Trump supporters, white supremacists and conspiracy theorists. That lie was

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the state had the fourth-lowest positivity rate in the country. In New York, and particularly downstate, we have suffered more than many other parts of the country, in large part because of our population density — the coronavirus breeds among people who are in close proximity to one another. When you’re wearing a mask in public, don’t let it drop down below your nose. The mask does little to no good if your nose is exposed. When you’re in line anywhere, respect social-distancing protocols. Stand six feet apart. We know, people are tired of hearing this again and again. It’s been 10 months since the coronavirus broke out in New York. We have to say it, though. If we can’t keep the positivity rate down, then the alternative is another shutdown, which no one wants.

LETTERS Where are the healers? To the Editor: A friend and I have disagreed about President Trump for a while, but this isn’t an I-told-you-so message. Surely we know that what happened at the Capitol last week was outrageous and dangerous. When emotions sizzle, irrationality takes over. Instead of lowering the temperature, politicians (we don’t have leaders) are pouring gasoline on the fire. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, with their calls for impeachment and invoking the 25th Amendment, are pandering to their own audience, and, in doing so, creating their own mob. Would they ever call it such? I’ll be oh so happy when Trump leaves on Jan. 20. That’s the important thing: Let him leave on Jan. 20. Efforts to

amplified by hundreds of thousands of retweets. Last Wednesday, many have said, was a day of reckoning for Trump, and he now must own up to what he has done: peddled lies for political gain. It should also, though, serve as a day of reckoning for all of us — an inflection point when we decide, once and for all, to disown the disinformation campaigners and restore normalcy to our media stream. Truth, based on knowable facts, must be our hallmark. It is a tough ideal to live up to, for sure, but we must do better than we have in recent years. The alternative, as we saw last week, is to descend into chaos and demagoguery, and we know how that turned out for Germany.

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nauguration Day, Jan. 20, will bring much-needed change in our country. President-elect Joe Biden has made controlling the coronavirus pandemic a priority, and for the first time, the incoming administration will have a presidential adviser who will focus solely on health equity and pandemic-related racial health disparities. Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, a Yale physician and researcher, will lead a new White House task force that will focus on equitable access to testing, treatments and vaccines, parMARTINE ticularly in communities hardest HACKETT hit by Covid-19. This national strategy promises to give the appropriate attention to the longstanding issue of health inequity that existed long before the pandemic began. An effective approach will need to be adjusted based on place, because where you live plays a role in your health. More than half of Americans live in suburbs, and health equity will look different here.

Even with the political influence that suburban voters had in recent elections, there has been little attention paid to understanding the significant role that suburban spaces have on the health of their residents. On Long Island and across the country, Black and Latino residents have disproportionately been infected by and died from the coronavirus. The reasons for their increased risk include working in “essential” in-person jobs, taking public transportation, living in more crowded housing, and lacking access to quality health care and respectful treatment. Though the task force’s immediate focus will be targeting medical resources and vaccines to vulnerable communities, members will also tackle the underlying social and economic inequalities that put them at risk in the first place. Nunez-Smith said that “what’s needed to ensure equity in the recovery is not limited to health and health care. We have to have conversations about housing stability and food security and educational equity, and pathways to economic oppor-

new task force will focus on equitable access to treatment.

LETTERS remove him probably won’t work for a number of reasons: timing, sorting out legal details of the 25th Amendment, legislative resistance, and things unforeseen. Schumer, Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy should work with Vice President Pence (I don’t trust Trump’s family) to make sure bad things don’t happen in the next few days. One of those things could be a misuse of Trump’s powers as commander in chief, including fiddling with nuclear weapons. The other is his constitutional power to pardon. It’s not beyond him to forgive so many, including family, friends, cronies, himself and the mobs from last Wednesday. Hey, he could wake up tomorrow morning and do it. But pardons would be wrong. The people who broke into and vandalized the Capitol, and killed a police officer, have to be brought to justice. Not to do so would make the rift we have now grow. And Trump himself has to be held legally accountable. But that’s after the 20th. To act before then, the way Pelosi, Schumer and others are spouting, would put the country over the edge with consequences not known, but not good. Normally I wouldn’t watch the opening and counting of the electoral votes. But because of the dispute that Sen. Josh Hawley brought forward, I

tunities and promise.” This comprehensive health equity approach needs to be understood in suburban regions like Long Island. Though we saw an outpouring of response to food insecurity in our communities as hundreds of distribution sites were set up, many of our fellow suburbanites used these services for the first time. The need for healthy and affordable food will persist when the pandemic has passed. Housing stability in the suburbs requires shifting from traditional singlefamily homes to multifamily housing and overcoming community resistance to supportive housing. Zoning changes will be required. At the same time, educational equity on Long Island is a fundamental suburban challenge as residential segregation and local control has restricted the quality of schools. Even something as basic as having local data publicly available to quantify health disparities so actions can be targeted is often missing in the suburbs. Nowhere on Nassau County’s daily “Covid-19 by the Numbers” tracker, for

example, is there a count of coronavirus cases, hospitalizations or deaths segmented by race and ethnicity. We cannot address what we do not see. Creating health equity in the suburbs will require a shift in how we approach what it means to be healthy. We cannot use the same approach and expect different results. The pandemic may have provided the push we need. Consider that the approved Covid-19 vaccines are based on a new approach to protecting against infectious diseases. Instead of putting an inactive germ in our bodies to trigger an immune response, mRNA vaccines teach our cells how to make a protein that produces antibodies to protect us from infection. This approach has been around for decades, but it took a crisis to push it into reality. The incoming Biden administration’s stated commitment to combating health care injustice during and after the pandemic is an opportunity for the suburbs to shift our approach to finally attain health equity. Dr. Martine Hackett is an associate professor in the Master of Public Health and Community Health Programs at Hofstra University.

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decided to watch. I know more than the average Joe about the disputed election of 1876, but I wasn’t aware of the law — the one Hawley used, and that Sen. Barbara Boxer took advantage of when she objected to the results in Ohio in 2004 — that was created because of that election. It was a civics and history lesson, and while the legislators disagreed, things were civil — until Trump’s speech. And now we’re dealing with the aftermath. After the riot, Hawley, Sen. Ted Cruz and others should have stopped. They persisted. And some are calling for all sorts of things to be done to them. But their action was a foolish political stunt, and their court is the ballot box. I wouldn’t want such dunderheads as my senators. In addition to our faith in our government and our institutional processes being set back, some of the damage done last week was permanent — lives were lost. The national rift widened, the Republican Party was possibly destroyed, conservatism as a substantive political and philosophical alternative to progressivism was hindered. Let’s put aside bombast and partisanship and start healing. Healing: not a bad idea. But where are the healers? ED SCHWARTZ Rockville Centre

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